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Today we are celebrating the release of Skydio 3D Scan™, our revolutionary adaptive scanning software that enables Skydio drones to automate the data capture process needed to document complex structures and generate 3D models with comprehensive coverage and ultra-high resolution.

Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight technology, today announced the general availability of its adaptive scanning software, Skydio 3D Scan.

Skydio 3D Scan makes the scene documentation process easy with adaptive mapping algorithms that pilot the drone to make a structure-specific 3D scanning path, and follow it with full obstacle avoidance engaged.

Ever since the launch of Skydio R1, Skydio’s Community has been fueling the majority of photos and videos seen across our social and marketing channels. In fact 95% of the content in the Skydio 2 launch video was captured by a handful of individuals who had Skydio 2 for only two weeks prior to the announcement. Enabling Skydio’s customers to create incredible content is not only engrained in the ethos of Skydio, but it is also a large part of what makes Skydio’s creative + social channels authentic and meaningful to our audience.

Japan Infrastructure Waymark (JIW) is a rapidly growing drone service provider (DSP) that provides bridge and culvert inspections to Japan’s network of approximately 714,000 bridges. Skydio drones have transformed JIW’s operations, enabling safe flights in complex environments, more precise data capture, and scalable operations. After switching from DJI to Skydio, JIW's inspection business grew 70x in 12 months.

As a content creator, Lane Womack has been a huge contributor to Skydio's video content output. Lane has been featured multiple times on Skydio's social channels and continues to produce high-quality and engaging videos with his Skydio 2.

Our latest 3D Scan sneak peek showcases the Lunar Lander, a replica of the spacecraft that put humans onto the surface of the moon. This replica is located at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, which will be hosting Skydio's largest virtual event ever on June 2nd! Read the full blog to learn more about 3D Scan's incredible potential.

Creativity is something we value highly here at Skydio. Enabling solo-shooters/editors to create works of art that would be impossible with traditional cameras is what gets us going. Today we're extremely excited to Introduce the Skydio community to Ian Padgham.

Skydio X2 drones with dual color/thermal sensors are now shipping to customers. A new X2 configuration with a single wide-angle color camera for close up inspections is now available for pre-order. In addition, the company also launched Skydio Cloud, a suite of advanced cloud services and robust APIs that unlock the power of drones for use at scale.